He said the use of a temporary marker, which he called a “very old Jewish tradition,” exists in part because kohanim (descendants of the sons of Aaron) are not allowed to walk over a grave and ...

she buried her daughter and unborn grandchild here 8 months ago - shunta mcwilliams / buried daughter and unborn grandchild :28-:33 "it's hard, it's very hard. it's taking all my might." upon entering ...

A Palolo resident found over a hundred grave markers at her house that seem to be from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as Punchbowl, but nobody seems to know how they got ...

Grave markers in Shentu's yard memorialize people such as Thomas J. Scully, who died at the age of 25 just days before World War II ended in the Pacific; Rear Adm. Fred Wallace Connor, who served ...

The markers are meant as temporary stand-ins for permanent headstones, which can take between three and 18 months to be created and delivered to the grave site, Clifford said. The temporary ...

If you believe you know someone who was buried in an unmarked grave, or if you have any pictures or family records you may have stored away, you can email Jackie Brown at [email protected] ...

By Paul Sordillo Hull Veterans Service Officer   Thank you all who attended and participated in this year’s Memorial Day ...

It allows borders near the headstone, temporary grave markers, U.S. flags and mulch, but still only allows live flowers — and no decorations — on or in the ground from April 1 to Oct. 31.

The temporary grave marker for Robert L. Ferris Jr., a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. (Casey Cep) Ferris was laid to rest at New Bern National Cemetery a few days ...

The last wooden grave marker in Berks County, left, believed to be more than 125 years old, will be replaced on Nov. 1, 2023, by a new, handcrafted version at Bern Cemetery and Historic Graveyard.

Ben Miller (foreground, right), 10, reaches for the temporary grave marker for Susan Pugh held by his sister Lucy (second from left), 7, as they take part in the Rescuing Our Roots project at Oak ...